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Also written سلم: سَلَم (Vachellia flava syn. Acacia e…) · سُلَّم (ladder)
Highlights
Present tense
يُسَلِّمُ
Verbal noun
تَسْلِيم
Active participle
مُسَلِّم
Passive participle
مُسَلَّم
Most common words from the same root
سَلَّمَ in English
Verb · Form II
- to surrender transitive
- to submit to, to be submissive to; to succumb, to yield or to surrender to
فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًاBut nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe until they make thee judge about the dispute arising between them and find between themselves no trammel from what thou rulest and submit with whole submission.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:65
- to greet (with عَلَى (ʕalā))
- to make safe, to keep safe, to protect
اللّٰهُ يُسَلِّمُكَyou're welcome; may God protect you; get well soon; goodbye (as an answer)إِذْ يُرِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّٰهُ فِي مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلًا ۖ وَلَوْ أَرَاكَهُمْ كَثِيرًا لَّفَشِلْتُمْ وَلَتَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي ٱلْأَمْرِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّٰهَ سَلَّمَ ۗ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِWhen God showed them unto thee in thy dream as few, and if he had shown them to thee as many, ye would have dithered and would have made a fuss of the matter, but God kept you safe of it, for he knows how the breasts of the people go.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 8:43
- to hand over, to deliver
فقالَ لِأتباعِهِ أكثَرَ مِن مَرَّةٍ إنَّهُ سيُسَلَّمُ.He told his followers more than once that he would be handed over.
- to admit, to concede, to grant
Word origin
Cognates include Hebrew שלם and Aramaic שלם.
Words from the root س-ل-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَلِمَ
· present يَسْلَمُ
Form I · The plain action
to be safe, to be well; to be free (from); to become free (from), to escape (from)
سَلَّمَ
· present يُسَلِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to surrender; to submit to, to be submissive to; to succumb, to yield or to surrender to; to greet (with عَلَى (ʕalā))
تَسْلِيم
salutation
مُسَلِّم
مُسَلَّم
unimpaired
سَالَمَ
· present يُسَالِمُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to make peace with, to treat peaceably, to make up with
سِلَام
مُسَالَمَة
peacefulness
مُسَالِم
peaceful
مُسَالَم
أَسْلَمَ
· present يُسْلِمُ
Form IV · Causative
to convert to Islam, to become a Muslim; to surrender, to expose; to forsake, to betray
إِسْلَام
piety
مُسْلِم
Muslim
مُسْلِم
Muslim
مُسْلَم
إِسْلَامِيّ
of
تَسَلَّمَ
· present يَتَسَلَّمُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to have handed over; to take possession of, to accept something officially (the keys); to take over, to assume (a position, responsibility, duties)
تَسَلُّم
مُتَسَلِّم
مُتَسَلَّم
اِسْتَلَمَ
· present يَسْتَلِمُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to touch; to receive, to obtain; to take possession of (something)
اِسْتِلَام
مُسْتَلِم
who receives
مُسْتَلِم
receiver
مُسْتَلَم
received
اِسْتَسْلَمَ
· present يَسْتَسْلِمُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to surrender, to give up; to submit
اِسْتِسْلَام
surrender
مُسْتَسْلِم
مُسْتَسْلَم
سَلَّمَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَلَّمْتُ | أُسَلِّمُ | أُسَلِّمَ | أُسَلِّمْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَلَّمْتَ | تُسَلِّمُ | تُسَلِّمَ | تُسَلِّمْ | سَلِّمْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَلَّمْتِ | تُسَلِّمِينَ | تُسَلِّمِي | تُسَلِّمِي | سَلِّمِي |
| هُوَ he | سَلَّمَ | يُسَلِّمُ | يُسَلِّمَ | يُسَلِّمْ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَلَّمَتْ | تُسَلِّمُ | تُسَلِّمَ | تُسَلِّمْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَلَّمْتُمَا | تُسَلِّمَانِ | تُسَلِّمَا | تُسَلِّمَا | سَلِّمَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَلَّمَا | يُسَلِّمَانِ | يُسَلِّمَا | يُسَلِّمَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَلَّمَتَا | تُسَلِّمَانِ | تُسَلِّمَا | تُسَلِّمَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَلَّمْنَا | نُسَلِّمُ | نُسَلِّمَ | نُسَلِّمْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَلَّمْتُمْ | تُسَلِّمُونَ | تُسَلِّمُوا | تُسَلِّمُوا | سَلِّمُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَلَّمْتُنَّ | تُسَلِّمْنَ | تُسَلِّمْنَ | تُسَلِّمْنَ | سَلِّمْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَلَّمُوا | يُسَلِّمُونَ | يُسَلِّمُوا | يُسَلِّمُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَلَّمْنَ | يُسَلِّمْنَ | يُسَلِّمْنَ | يُسَلِّمْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | تَسْلِيم |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُسَلِّم |
| Passive participle | مُسَلَّم |
سَلَّمَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to submit to
فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًاBut nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe until they make thee judge about the dispute arising between them and find between themselves no trammel from what thou rulest and submit with whole submission.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:65
to make safe
اللّٰهُ يُسَلِّمُكَyou're welcome; may God protect you; get well soon; goodbye (as an answer)
to make safe
إِذْ يُرِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّٰهُ فِي مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلًا ۖ وَلَوْ أَرَاكَهُمْ كَثِيرًا لَّفَشِلْتُمْ وَلَتَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي ٱلْأَمْرِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّٰهَ سَلَّمَ ۗ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِWhen God showed them unto thee in thy dream as few, and if he had shown them to thee as many, ye would have dithered and would have made a fuss of the matter, but God kept you safe of it, for he knows how the breasts of the people go.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 8:43
to hand over
فقالَ لِأتباعِهِ أكثَرَ مِن مَرَّةٍ إنَّهُ سيُسَلَّمُ.He told his followers more than once that he would be handed over.
From a fully vowelled text
يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعُ الْقِدِّيسِينَ.All the saints salute you.2 Corinthians 13:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَحِينَ تَدْخُلُونَ الْبَيْتَ سَلِّمُوا عَلَيْهِ،And when ye come into an house, salute it.Matthew 10:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
سَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَمْبِلِيَاسَ حَبِيبِي فِي الرَّبِّ.Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.Romans 16:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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